Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

Photographer Randy Santos joins FOTOPROJX

New York, NY, Jan. 21, 2008. Photographer Randy Santos, owner and operator of Washington DC Stock Photography, joins an elite roster of emerging photographic talent managed by FOTOPROJX to broaden the scope of his market.

Randy´s imagery will be available to art consultants, corporate art buyers, architects, and interior designers. Harnessing a positive attitude, creative spirit and keen eye, photographer Randy Santos delivers images that engage the viewer.

ForestWander Nature Photography Offers Free Nature Pictures

Charleston, WV, Jan. 08, 2008 [release date; received Jan. 17, 2008]. The ForestWander Nature Photography team of photographers has hiked the forests of West Virginia known as "The Mountain State" photographing their experiences in the wilderness for the past several years. The father and son duo have captured all of nature´s seasons; you can almost feel the bitter cold of winter blizzards in the forest, and smell the fragrances of spring wild azalea flowers with their vibrant colors in the Dolly Sods Wilderness.

These amazing images have generated great responses on popular photography sites such as Flickr, and the photography community has awarded several photography awards to ForestWander.

New Company Specializes in Rare Type of Photograph Made With Platinum

Minneapolis-based Myrold Studios offers clients worldwide a way of creating extremely permanent photographic collections

Minneapolis, MN, Dec. 03, 2007 (PRWeb). Myrold Studios owner Jason Myrold launched his company this year with the aim of creating personal photographic collections for clients with an interest in preserving their history.

By harnessing the stability of the precious metal platinum and the durability of quality paper, photographs that last thousands of years are possible.

The hallmark of the platinum-based photograph, or "platinotype", is its extreme permanence.

Magnum Photos: Child Of Our Times Exhibition

   

   

Magnum Photos: Trent Parke Online Exhibition

 

 

Tim Gaudreau: 365 Days of Photographing Trash

Spirit in the Arts at CIIS presents "Self Portrait as Revealed by Trash: 365 days of photographing everything I threw out" - Photography and Collage Works by Tim Gaudreau November 9-December 14, 2007

San Francisco, CA, Oct. 19, 2007. On a daily basis the average person in the United States generates 4.39 pounds of trash, and the U.S. collectively throws away enough trash to fill 63,000 garbage trucks, about a third of it packaging, according to the Clean Air Council.

Art Institute of Indianapolis Launches New Digital Photography Program

Indianapolis, IN, Sept. 26, 2007. The Art Institute of Indianapolis today introduces a Bachelor of Science degree program and an Associate of Science degree program in Digital Photography. This is the eighth new program offering the school has rolled out in the last 18 months to round-out its already robust line-up of commercial arts education programs in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts.

The Reinvention of Macrostock: Guinness Certifies World´s Largest Photograph and Camera

Irvine, CA, Aug. 07, 2007 (PRNewswire).

The Great Picture -- the world´s largest photograph -- will have its premier showing September 6 to 29, 2007 at Art Center College of Design, South Campus Wind Tunnel, Pasadena, California.

Festival of the Photograph Announces Artists for Grand Finale Event "Works in Progress"

Charlottesville, VA, April 11, 2007. The inaugural Look3 - Festival of the Photograph will put an exclamation point on "3 Days of Peace, Love and Photography" with a grand finale event showcasing new work by some of today's leading photographers. After 3 days of events including in-depth sessions with William Albert Allard, Sally Mann, and Eugene Richards, "WORKS" - set in a 3,000 seat outdoor amphitheater - will feature massive projections of photographs by world-renowned talent. Featured artists will include:

ANP Photo Introduces Fair Trade Photography

Rijswijk, The Netherlands, April 05, 2007. ANP Photo introduces a brand new collection of stock photos, called World Portraits. This worldwide and unique initiative enables models to earn money with their photos, every time their image is published. In second and third world countries, models receive their money by means of micro banking facilities or as a cheque.